rocks, seawater and a oil-rig

Tango

Cold Play

Tango

should i add it to my carry around portfolio?
or should i not be seen dead with it...??

Awais Yaqub

This is beautiful photo Aaron loved it

Art Scott

Great photo.....but it looks like there was quite a bit of angle on the camera (pointing down to the rocks) and I could be all wet. Just seems it would have been stronger if the camera had been lower to the rocks and shooting more across...... however it could be tht if you had done that the waves might have blocked the off shore rig.......put it in your port folio....it is good workthumb

CWSkopec

AaronNelson wrote:

should i add it to my carry around portfolio?
or should i not be seen dead with it...??

Well... I don't have a carry around portfolio, so I may not know what I'm talkign about...

But I wouldn't mind being caught dead with it! I love the effect of the slow shutter speed on the water. It's something I've spent a lot of shots trying to get right and I haven't quite got it figured out yet... at least I haven't gotten anything close to what you've got here.

My only critique is that I want more rocks! The handful that are there just leave me wanting more. That said, put it in!! I like it!!

Cato

Rich-looking shot. I think it's terrifffff...

Marc Muench

My only complaint is the contrast. I believe everything else is working But there is too much contrast. I would prefer a tad longer shutter speed as well. BTW it does look familiar

Abiciriderback

I like the concept but personally if at all possible would have shot it closer to the water probably would have gotten soak n wet but down on my knees would be the angle I would go for. Also if it was sunrise sunset with a little more dramatic sky would just add to the capture.

Ray Still

Tango

thank you all for you comments, its greatly appreciated!

cj99si

I like it(possibly to much contrast,possibly) it still looks real, as well as surreal. Good work.

anwmn1

Geez I guess I am the jerk but I know you can handle it


I like the idea. I really like the surreal look of the waves out past the breaks. The rest of it is just 'ho hum' though.

With as close as the rocks are in the foreground they should be a lot sharper. They take up a good portion of the frame and are the main focus point. I can see the part of the rocks facing you are in shadow but I am sure you have multiple exposures of this same shot- how about a little merge or hdr magic to bring those rocks to life.

I couldn't tell the oil rig from a sailboat at that distance without you saying what it was. It is so small though it seems like there is soo much dead space on either side of it yet there is nothing you can do crop wise because of the rocks in the foreground.

It is a square photo but it almost has a V shape because things are crowded at the bottom and then very sparse at the top. Interesting how that works.

So in conclusion- I think the comp isn't really working a whole lot and the lack of detail on the rocks is the real set back. Everything else might work if the rocks were spot on.

I'll put the whip away now.

Tango

thanks Aaron! you dont seem at all a jerk.
i will play with the contrasts again but, to make my reply simple...the image itself i can not make better...(not until i return), i agree with everyones posts, but its just what it is...
i cut the right side off the original comp to balance the image as a square ratio, if you had seen the full frame you would agree on the crop...
yes, this image is not sharp, but i wanted to work with it...hence why i went with a way way way processed image in attempt to make something out of it......

the image as it is now kinda grew on me and i wanted some feedback as to if im the only one that liked it or not...technically not a good image, but the mood really grew on me...

im glad for everyones time to post a comment, it means a lot to me!

Nikolai

AaronNelson wrote:

Cold Play

Great image!

redleash

I agree with your own comment about how the mood grew on you. Yes, technically, it could use some improvement; but artistically, I give it a thumbs up! It speaks to me on several levels: contrast between nature and industry; cold yet comforting; visually pleasing with the softness of the water and the lines; reminder of things past (I am very much drawn to water, especially rivers, because they connect places and people and time by virtue of the water carrying people/things/time from one spot to another). All in all, I'd put it in your portfolio in a heartbeat!

Tango

Thanks Nik & RED


Hey Aaron, thanks to your post i just realized....
i can do local highpass sharpening on the rocks....

Tango

Marc Muench wrote:

My only complaint is the contrast. I believe everything else is working But there is too much contrast. I would prefer a tad longer shutter speed as well. BTW it does look familiar

Marc? is it the black in the sand your complaint? or just globally contrast altogether?

you know im experimenting here right....?

im a rebel breaking all codes of conduct with this shot i know:D

Travis

The dead space actually works for me in this shot, adding to the vast coldness of the image. I agree with Aaron on the sharpness of the rock but that is a small nit. Very provoking image.